C'mon, Greenie...

[Bill Templeton]

After last night's big home win by Michigan State over Wisconsin, I tuned in this morning to the 'Mike and Mike (radio) Show,' keenly interested in hearing them discuss the game last night in East Lansing. It was, afterall, the first time since 1979 MSU has beaten a #1 ranked team.

However, Greenberg's point that rushing the court last night was not what MSU should have done because it is a so-called "big time" program?? In my opinion, rushing the court validates the passion the students, fans and players have for the Green & White.

First of all, beating top-ranked Wisconsin salves the wounds from multiple times in recent years where the Badgers have had the Spartans' number. Secondly, the MSU football team was a complete joke last year -- highlighted (or lowlighted) by the devastating loss at home against Notre Dame on national television. And third, the MSU basketball team wasn't expected to be very good this season after losing three players to the NBA.

Simply put, the emotion of college athletics shouldn't be suppressed by certain "reputations" of excellence, but rather displayed and expressed as the culmination of school pride, spirit and celebration.

C'mon Greenie... and Go Green!

 

[Football_Bat]

Wisconsin was a team simply masquerading for a week as No.1. So Sparty on.

(Fixed per slappy.)

 

[chester]

I can understand where Greenberg is coming from. It's not like this was some terrible program with no talent on the team which just beat Wisconsin. After all, it was Michigan State's 20th win of the season, and didn't the Spartans almost beat Ohio State a couple of weeks ago in Columbus. Is it a great team or has it been a great season? No. But let's not paint the Spartans as one of the worst teams in the Big Ten either. I'm all for the passion of the fans, but I think there is a limit to that.

 

[slappy4428]

Wisconsin was a team simply masquerading for a week as No.1. So party on, Sparty.

The correct phrase is "Sparty On...." burning furniture is optional, but encouraged as always....

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

I'll hang up and listen.

 

[spnited]

Welcome Bill Templeton...yet another fanboy looser infests the board.

Go Green :

 

[Norman Stansfield]

Rushing the court used to be about passion. Now it's just a contrived method of getting to run onto the floor and cause all kinds of mayhem after the game.

If it weren't it wouldn't happen EVERY week at nearly EVERY school. It's so played out now it's ridiculous.

 

[cortez]

On the same show this morning, Greenie, being serious, said his wife cried when he told her Golic's kid was going to Norre Dame. I immediately turned that **** off

 

[jagtrader]

Anyone who refers to that self-indulgent twerp as Greenie should stop posting immediately. Just my opinion.

 

[Bubbler]

On the same show this morning, Greenie, being serious, said his wife cried when he told her Golic's kid was going to Norre Dame. I immediately turned that **** off

Not to be a ****, but you never really should have ever turned it on in the first place. That show makes my skin crawl. Of course it's followed by Cowherd, the aural equivalent of prison rape.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

This thread is genetically predisposed not to end well.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Look at Fenian going all biological on us.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Gregor Mendel and I both say this thread can't end well.

 

[slappy4428]

On the same show this morning, Greenie, being serious, said his wife cried when he told her Golic's kid was going to Norre Dame. I immediately turned that **** off

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Gregor Mendel and I both say this thread can't end well.

If you start talking about the joules needed to keep this thread going I may be too scared to come back to this board again.

 

[slappy4428]

Gregor Mendel and I both say this thread can't end well.

If you start talking about the joules needed to keep this thread going I may be too scared to come back to this board again.

We aren't talking about anyone's joules on this thread...family or otherwise

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

First-time caller, long-time listener?

 

[playthrough]

Same debate was going on in the Hoosier State after Indiana beat Wisconsin at home last month. Fans stormed the court, which never happens at IU. One Indiana player said it actually was a little scary, being in the middle of all that.

I'll agree with Greenberg. You can have plenty of passion standing at your seat, screaming your ass off.

 

[chester]

I also think there is a certain level a program can get - yes, you can call it arrogance if you want - where theoretically there shouldn't be a win that should result in storming the court. College hoops programs like North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, Michigan State (of the last 10 years or so) and Indiana fall into that category. Yes, I know there are bigger wins than others, and not every team at these schools is automatically great. Still, as I said in a previous post, you're still that school, and every year, you're going to be considered one of the best. Those schools are known as elite basketball schools for a reason, so they shouldn't be acting like they've never won anything before. Again, you can call that arrogance if you'd like, and you wouldn't be wrong, but I also think there's some truth to that.

 

[slappy4428]

It's another sign of the ME-SPN generation's apocalypse.
Until TV geeks stop showing the shot of the fans rushing the court, they'll rush the court. If ESPN/Fox/CBS/ABC doesn't show it, the local news -- always jumping on the bandwagon -- will.
Doesn't matter what the level; the players may act like they've been there before, but the students wont.